David Lehrian
Info
Pagurus hemphilli (Benedict, 1892)
The right-handed hermit crabs Paguridae are similar to the left-handed hermit crabs (Diogenidae), but their right claw is larger than the left one. They live in all of the world's oceans and usually remain smaller than their left-handed relatives.
Type locality for the scientific description of Pagurus hemphilli is Monterey, California.
The chestnut brown hermit crab has a distinctive feature: striped pupils on its eye stalks. The color of the hermit is a rich chestnut brown with blue grains. The ends of the scissor fingers are yellow. The cornea has a gold ring. The flagellum of the antenna red.
The small hermit can be found on rocks in shallow waters up to a depth of 50m and on seaweed beds on open coasts. It usually inhabits the shells of Tegula and Astraea spp. snails. The shells are often encrusted with red algae. The slipper snail Garnotia adunca (G.B. Sowerby, 1825); and the white limpet Acmaea mitra Rathke, 1833, often live on the snail shells.
Synonymised names
Eupagurus (Trigonochirus) hemphilli Benedict, 1892 · unaccepted > superseded combination
The right-handed hermit crabs Paguridae are similar to the left-handed hermit crabs (Diogenidae), but their right claw is larger than the left one. They live in all of the world's oceans and usually remain smaller than their left-handed relatives.
Type locality for the scientific description of Pagurus hemphilli is Monterey, California.
The chestnut brown hermit crab has a distinctive feature: striped pupils on its eye stalks. The color of the hermit is a rich chestnut brown with blue grains. The ends of the scissor fingers are yellow. The cornea has a gold ring. The flagellum of the antenna red.
The small hermit can be found on rocks in shallow waters up to a depth of 50m and on seaweed beds on open coasts. It usually inhabits the shells of Tegula and Astraea spp. snails. The shells are often encrusted with red algae. The slipper snail Garnotia adunca (G.B. Sowerby, 1825); and the white limpet Acmaea mitra Rathke, 1833, often live on the snail shells.
Synonymised names
Eupagurus (Trigonochirus) hemphilli Benedict, 1892 · unaccepted > superseded combination
